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Tanzania bans political rallies ahead of planned anti-government protests
Photo credit: the Washington post Tanzania’s government Friday banned political rallies ahead of planned protests against last year’s disputed election and the detention of an opposition leader. The Associated Press reports that Internal Affairs Minister Patrobas Katambi directed Police Inspector General Camillus Wambura to officially stop issuing permits for political activities across the country. Tanzania witnessed its first-ever posteelection protests in…
US Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive policy for asylum seekers
Photo credit: Indian Express The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy once used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the US-Mexico border. Asia One reports that the justices, in a 6-3 decision, overturned a lower court order blocking the practice that limited the number of people who…
Border officials investigate nearly 200 GTA immigration cases with possible extortion ties
Photo credit: Toronto Today The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on Thursday said officials have opened nearly 200 immigration investigations in the Greater Toronto Area that may have potential ties to extortion. Toronto Today reports that the investigation began in August 2025 and was focused on the Pacific and Prairie regions. The effort expanded to the GTA…
Another batch of 66 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa
Photo credit: Legit News Another batch of 66 stranded Nigerians has been evacuated from South Africa bringing the total number of citizens repatriated under the federal government’s emergency evacuation program to 324. Business Day reports that the latest group arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday night, after President Bola Tinubu’s approval for the immediate evacuation…
The Final! – Adewale Sobowale
The match between Poland and Columbia was, to me, a final before the eventual final. I was coming back from church and I had absent mindedly noticed some people dressed in yellow jerseys gravitating towards a bar. But my mind was at home, so I didn’t think much of them. However, the bus driver was…
Zimbabwe’s Senate approves bill to extend president’s tenure
Photo credit: ABC News Zimbabwe’s Senate on Wednesday approved constitutional amendments that would remove direct presidential elections, delay the next one and extend the tenure of the country’s 83-year-old leader whose signature is the final step for them to become law. The Associated Press reports that seventy five senators voted in favour of the bill that would…
Mississauga food bank counted 13,000 children among its clients last year : report
Photo credit: CBC A Mississauga food bank says its clients included nearly 13,000 children last year and it is calling on all levels of government to address food insecurity. CBC reports that Vipin Saini, executive director of Seva Food Bank, said Tuesday that he thinks current economic circumstances are leading to an increasing number of children needing…